The latest News and Up dates about Self Service kiosks, Retail Kiosks & Information Point Kiosks

Kiosks4business is getting ready for the Retail Business Technology Expo which is a two day event at Earls court on the 13th and 14th of March. Exhibiting companies are technology rich experts that have something to offer to the retail industry to help with the running and increased sales. Kiosks4business are their in their capacity of point of sales retail kiosks with touchscreens and multi touch touchscreen self service solutions.

Kiosk4business will be demonstrating their brand new range of kiosks including Okul, Nixi Micro Kiosk and their DDA kiosk, Eidos. In addition to these they will also be taking along a bespoke kiosk design they have been working on to demonstrate their capabilities of custom kiosk design. The featured touchscreen kiosk was designed by Kiosks4business from an initial design brief of what the kiosk needed to do and the sphere in which it needed to fit. The Kiosk design team created a bespoke kiosk design which was imaginative, ticked all the functionality boxes and came in on budget.

Kiosk4business have worked on a number of projects where a bespoke design was required with great success and resulting with very happy customers who own unique kiosk systems, designed, branded and uniquely exclusive to them alone.

If you are looking for something more than ‘off the peg’ kiosks and might be interested in bespoke kiosks designed by Kiosks4business, visit us at the Retail Business Technology Expo at stand 499 and find out what we could do for you.

To celebrate the launch of the new Nixi Micro Kiosks, Kiosks4business are offering an iPad as a prize for customers who visit their stand at the Retail Business Technology Expo and view a demo of the kiosk.

During March the 13th and 14th Kiosks4Business will be exhibiting their new micro kiosk the Nixi at the Retail Business Technology Expo, at Earls court. To be in with a chance of winning an iPad all you need to do is to come along to the show and visit Kiosks4Business at stand 499 and watch the demonstration of the Nixi and hand us your business card. The lucky winner’s business card will be drawn at random at the on March 23rd.

So why is Kiosks4Business so excited about the Nixi Kiosk?
Nixi is the newest kiosk design for Kiosks4Business and was designed in response to the rising demands for small footprint micro kiosks. Nixi micro kiosks are small-screen but full featured touchscreen kiosks ideal for retail. The kiosks use the latest high reliability rugged computing platforms and can include many options such as RFID, Bar code scanner and much more. Nixi is available as a desk or wall mounted design and transaction versions include thermal printer for wall mount style. Nixi screen sizes start at just 10in with standard sizes of 12in and 15in screens.

We know that Nixi is going to be a big hit because it’s small and beautifully designed and has a quality finish, but not only does it look really good but it is so versatile. Nixi is designed for continuous use or can automatically switch on and off each day to save power. Connectivity options include wired and wireless options. Its compact size means that it will fit almost anywhere, which is why it is perfect for the retail sector.

So whilst you’re visiting the Retail Business Technology Expo, remember to visit Kiosk4Business and ask us about our Nixi kiosk and the iPad prize draw.

Testdrive Okul at the Retail Business Technology Expo 2012

The Retail Business Technology Expo is providing the perfect opportunity for you to view and test drive Okul, the new high-end retail touchscreen kiosk from Kiosks4Business.

Okul doesn’t look like your average kiosk, it’s curvy and contemporary. The Kiosk4Business designers wanted to design a kiosk that was bold to stand out in any environment, and what they have achieved is a modern looking kiosk which is perfectly suited for the retail environment.

Okul comes with a 22inch widescreen HD display, on which your customers will be amazed to find a multi touch touchscreen, offering you the opportunity to incorporate high end software onto the display. Multi Touch is relatively new to the Kiosk sphere and Okul gives you an opportunity to equip your retail outlet with cutting edge technology before your competitors.

What’s more Okul can really be ‘yours’ because the Okul can be branded up to be in keeping with your brand and colours.

With Okul you can have as much or as little as you like. Okul can have a chip and pin, a receipt or ticket printer, RFID reader, a bar code scanner, a web cam or microphone or none of these. In this way the Okul can be custom made to suit your needs and requirements, so you’re not paying for facilities that you wouldn’t make use of.

Of course seeing the Okul Kiosk at the Retail Business Technology Expo in ‘the flesh’ means that you can actually see how your customers would view it for their first encounter. You will also get to see the size and workmanship of the kiosk, information you can only get from seeing a kiosk first hand. Demonstration software will be running on the Okul so you will also be able to use the kiosk as if you were a customer, to give you an idea of feel of use. The Kiosks4Business team will be on hand to answer any questions you might have.

Kiosk4Business will be displaying and demonstration a number of their Touchscreen kiosks, and you can view them all at the Retail Business Technology Expo at Earls Court on the 13th and 14th of March. You’ll find Kiosks4Business on stand 499.

Okul kiosk

The Retail Business Technology Expo and Cards and Payments Solutions is said to be Europe’s fastest growing retail expo, making this show the ‘Must Attend’ retail expo of the year. The show has exhibitors demonstrating a comprehensive range of innovative retail solutions.

Nixi Micro Kiosk

This year Kiosk4Business will be attending to debut some of their newest kiosk designs including the contemporary Okul and the newest member of the family, Nixi. Nixi is a very versatile micro kiosk which is available as desk or wall mounted. Nixi small kiosks start at screen sizes of just 10in up to 15in for but still have many of the features you would expect of a cutting edge design with options for RFID, Barcode scanner, printing and much more.

Chris Cowper the division manager of Kiosks4Busines said “We are really excited to be attending the show and are confident that visitors will love the new multi touch touchscreen kiosk designs. The show also offers visitors a superb opportunity to not just look at the new kiosk but to also ‘have a go’ as we shall have demonstration software running on a number of the machines to show how the kiosks could be used in a retail setting”

As well the latest kiosk designs Kiosk4Business will also be bringing along their Eidos kiosk. Eidos is a very stylish kiosk solution with an illuminated edge and offers wheelchair access. Eidos has a multi touch screen and looks amazing so it takes people breath away they hear the great value for money price of the Eidos.

All the touchscreen kiosks will be running and visitors to the stand will be invited to try and test each one to get a real feel of what the kiosk fees like to use and how they can enhance the customer experience in your retail outlet. If you would like to try out the kiosk and quiz the team about how these kiosks could work for you, go along and visit Kiosk4Business at The Retail Business Technology Expo, Earls Court at stand 499 from 13 March to 14 March 2012.

Kiosks4business designers have created a contemporary new range of Micro Kiosks under the name of Nixi. Nixi kiosks are designed for applications where space is limited and can be wall mounted or desk mounted. The design and features make Nixi represent a real alternative to using consumer products such as Ipads and other tablet devices. With Nixi, power and networking connections are hidden so no need for external power supplies.

Nixi screens, including touchscreen, are available from 10in to 15in (1024 x 768 XGA resolution) with the latest LED backlight screens for optimum viewing quality. Widescreen versions are available for volume orders.

Nixi has been designed with retail applications in mind and can be ordered complete with Bar Code scanner, RFID, Magnetic card reader, thermal receipt printer and many other options.

Nixi processing power is provided by the latest Intel Atom high reliability industrial computing platforms with Core2Duo available for high-end graphics applications. Network connectivity is via on-board 100/1000 wired , WiFi or 3G. Nixi comes as standard with Ubuntu Linux and can also be supplied with Windows 7 pre-installed.

Whether it’s for customer interactive experiences, price checking, in-store shopping , employee time and attendance, Nixi is equally at home for many and varied applications.

If you would like to find out more about the new Nixi micro kiosks then visit stand 499 at the Retail Business Technology Expo, Earls Court, March 13-14.

Towards the end of 2011 Kiosks4Business have been working hard designing new kiosk housing designs. Some of the new kiosk designs have been off the shelf solutions for customers visiting the website looking for cost effective high specifications kiosk units whilst others have been bespoke kiosk developments for individual customers. Between them, the new kiosk designs have kept the kiosk design team busy.

We have a page on the website explaining the process the designers go through to develop a kiosk from some sketches on a note pad to being a fully working kiosk. It’s very interesting stuff and every detail is considered to ensure the kiosk will be the best it can possibly be.

If you wanted to view the new kiosk designs you can either check out the images online, but for a better viewing you could visit Kiosk4Business and view the kiosks ‘in person’. Actually seeing the kiosk and having hands on interaction with it gives you a better idea of which kiosk is right for your needs. Kiosks look and feel much different in the flesh, and you have to view them to appreciate this. For a viewing, simply give us a call and arrange a visit and one of the Kiosk developers will be happy to show you around the various machines and let you know what the individual kiosk capabilities are.

A unique opportunity to expand your sales in the USA with stylish, low-cost kiosks – manufactured in the UK to a high standard.

Kiosks4Business are seeking successful partners for introducing and selling our new range of new touchscreen kiosk products in the USA. We receive many enquiries direct from the USA here in the UK as a result of our ‘cool-look’ and low cost designs. Our kiosks are designed in-house by our young design team and include the latest styling concepts, and cutting-edge technology. This produces high quality robust designs but at a sensible price. Our kiosks are used in many sectors in the UK including Government, Schools & colleges, Retailers and many more. We receive the same kind of enquiries from the USA but at present are not able to offer a service in the USA.

Expand your service offering by getting into the fast growing self-service market!

Ideal Companies:
· Turnover > $1M

· Technical ability with Windows XP, Windows 7, setting up PCs

· Mechanical assembly (e.g. already assembling PC’s/Servers etc)

· Space for stock holding

· Able to deliver and install kiosks

· Able to achieve kiosk sales of minimum $50k per year

· Able to provide local technical support and great customer service

What we provide:
· New and increasing range of stylish kiosk designs using cutting-edge technology and proven hardware

· Shipped flat-pack style or part assembled for final assembly at your facility.

· Technical support by telephone/email

. Quarterly visits from us for tech / assembly / marketing / sales help

· Defined sales area for your kiosk business.

What we expect from you:
· Initial stock holding and one kiosk to be used as demo model

· minimum order value $ 10,000. (4-5 standard 19” eidos kiosks)

Interested in working with us? Give us a call +44 1189 0000

Eidos Multi-touch Touchscreen Kiosk is Being Chosen By Schools

When schools are looking for a kiosks solution for pupils, parents and school visitors the Eidos kiosks can’t fail to impress on good looks, but it also impresses at other levels, and in particularly Eidos is right on the money for price.

Schools are always looking to stretch their school budget which is why schools tend to have a long check list when it comes to buying new equipment to enhance the school. In addition to this, schools have a wide assortment of people passing through. Eidos is the perfect solution for schools to deliver self-service information to the schools pupils and other visitors.

Topping the bill, the Eidos delivers on price. Eidos is around £500 less than other kiosks on the market that have fewer winning features. But just because the Eidos costs less on average, it doesn’t mean that the quality has been compromised. Careful design and use of materials have helped keep Eidos at a price point that wins.

So what does Eidos give schools for their money?

For a start Eidos is user friendly by all people no matter how tall or small they might be. The Eidos was built to be wheelchair friendly, which means that the screen is accessible to seated user. Likewise this means that a younger child can also access the Eidos touchscreen. But this doesn’t mean that the kiosk is too low for an adult male to stand to use. The Kiosks is uniquely designed so that everyone, short or tall can access the kiosk.

The kiosk also has the latest multi-touch touchscreen technology. Multi-touchscreens make web based information on the kiosk look fantastic and also makes the kiosk enjoyable to use. Multi-touch touchscreens are screens that work in a simply way to the ipad. Because the screen is modern and a high specification in popular mobile phone, kids instantly find the kiosk user friendly and enviable; which transpires into high usage.

Eidos is great to have as a focal point in a reception area because it looks high tech and the LED lights that illuminate the head of the kiosk draw attention to it, beckoning the next user to step up.

As mentioned earlier, the Eidos is wheelchair friendly, as well as having other potential disability aiding features including a hearing loop and bigger text and button facilities for users with visual issues, and the kiosk can be fitted with a telephone handset.

Eidos is a great all rounder for schools delivering on a number of points but mainly in that its user friendly for all users alike at a price that wont break the bank. There’s always someone available at Kiosks4Business to take your calls if you would like to find out more information or if you would like to arrange a viewing – telephone 0845 451 2020

New Eidos Touchscreen Kiosk Ideal for Schools and Colleges

The new Eidos kiosk from Kiosks4business is now available for delivery. Eidos is a stylish free-standing touchscreen kiosk which fits well in schools. Eidos is designed as a wheelchair accessible kiosk and so has a screen height and angle to suit wheelchair users, children and adults standing at the kiosk. The kiosk can be used for many applications within a school including: Information access for libraries and reception/waiting areas, pupil check-in.

Eidos is a high quality kiosk with many features as standard. The base model includes multi-touch touchscreen, 19in 1280 x 1024 resolution display and white LED illuminated edge lighting around the display. The kiosk is powered by the latest Intel Atom computers which can be connected to your wired network socket or select the WiFi option for wireless connectivity.

Eidos is a slim machine finding space in reception and waiting areas of primary and secondary schools. The front face is designed to include your school branding, with a choice of paint schemes.

Eidos can include various devices to enhance the features including bar code scanner, magnetic card reader, RFID card reader, printer, Webcam and much more. The kiosk can be used for many applications within a school including: Information access for libraries and reception/waiting areas, pupil check-in and others.

Kiosks4business already supply touchscreen kiosks and software to Sure start centres, schools, colleges and universities and our support team can offer on-site installation and maintenance if required.

Eidos is a quality information kiosk at an affordable price of only £1495 for the base model. The kiosk is the first in a new line of cutting edge kiosk designs from Kiosks4business. For more information about using the Eidos information kiosk at your school please call us today 0845 451 2020

There are not many kiosks on the market that comply with the Disability Discrimination Act to offer the same level of service for all regardless of disability. But Eidos is a kiosk that can be used by organisations to give assistance and self-service to most service users despite of any disability they might or might not have.

Eidos is the newly designed kiosk from Kiosk4Business that has only recently been launched. Kiosks4Business has worked closely with councils and the NHS over a number of years, and what they have learnt is that public sector services need DDA kiosks; touchscreen kiosks designed for all users. With this in mind the Kiosks4Business design team set about designing a free standing kiosk that ticked all the boxes and Eidos was born.

Firstly the shape and style of the kiosk makes it to be wheelchair friendly. The screen is low enough for wheelchair users to view and access the screen. Furthermore the base of the kiosk fans out at the bottom, but this flaring begins under where a wheelchair’s foot plates would be so that it doesn’t prevent wheelchair users from getting close to use the Eidos. The screen is angled such that people standing at the kiosk or those seated have equal access too.

The Flaired skirt also protect the kiosks stand from being rammed by wheelchairs, the gentle gradient catches oncoming wheelchairs and brings it to a stop instead of letting the wheelchair bump violently into the kiosk.

Eidos comes with high quality specifications such as a multi-touch touchscreen. The screen has dual purpose, not only does it look fantastic and make the interactive screens on the software look and feel great. The screen also has DDA advantages too. Where motor control is an issue, the touchscreen makes navigating the kiosk so much easier, users can simply touch and drag the screen in a similar way to the ipad screen.

Touchscreens are fantastic for disability kiosks because the screen can instantly make the buttons or text larger or smaller to accommodate users who are visually impaired, or have limited control of their hand and require big buttons.

Eidos is a great design for seamlessly introducing additional features into the kiosk, and additional functionality can be added such as a Hearing loop, a telephone handset or a printer. Adding additional features to Eidos makes the kiosk more disability friendly.

Eidos comes with an illuminated head. LED lighting behind the head of the kiosk gives the Eidos that vogue look. The light of the Eidos makes the kiosk visiable across the room to people who have sight issues.

I suppose you thinking that the Eidos sounds great but all this thought through designing must come at a price. The Eidos is probably a lot better value than most kiosks out there, the basic model including the multi-touch touchscreen being on average £500 less than other companies’ kiosks with lower spec. Eidos offers a great looking kiosk, with versatility at a realistic price that offers value for money.

Eidos is the first in a series of new kiosk designs from the team at Kiosks4business. Checkout our website or call us today for more information www.Kiosks4Business.com 0845 451 2020